A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Wellington, Henry James
WELLINGTON. (Commander, 1842.)
Henry James Wellington was born in July, 1813, at Hay Castle, Brecknockshire.
This officer entered the Navy, 20 Oct. 1825, on board the Warspite 76, Capt. Wm. Fairbrother Carroll, whom he followed into the Boadicea 46 and Java 52, all flag-ships of Rear-Admiral Wm. Hall Gage, on the East India station, whence he returned to England in the Rainbow 28, Capt. Hon. Henry John Rous. He served afterwards in the Mediterranean and West Indies, again in the Rainbow, under Sir John Franklin, and in the Belvidera 42, Capt. Hon. Rich. Saunders Dundas, Forte 44, Capt. Watkin Owen Pell, and Vernon 50 and President 52, flag-ships of Sir Geo. Cockburn. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant 12 Aug. 1834; and was subsequently appointed – 4 Sept. 1834 and 12 Dec. 1835, to the Racer 16 and Thunder surveying-vessel, Capts. Jas. Hope and Rich Owen, both in the West Indies – in Dec. 1836, as First, to the Gannet 16, Capt. John Balfour Maxwell, on the same station – in 1837, for a passage home, to the Belvidera 42, Capt. Chas. Burrough Strong – 2 March, 1833, again as Senior, to the Hazard 18, Capts. Jas. Wilkinson and Hon. Chas. Gilbert John Brydone Elliott, under the latter of whom he assisted at the bombardment of St. Jean d’Acre – and 20 Oct. 1841, to the Queen 110, as Flag-Lieutenant to Sir Edw. W. C. R. Owen. In honour of Her Majesty’s visit to the latter ship when lying at Spithead, on the eve of her departure for the Mediterranean, he was advanced to the rank of Commander 7 March, 1842. He has since been on half-pay.
Commander Wellington married 10 Oct. 1843. Agents – Messrs. Chard.